black women who

made for black women, by a black woman

“There’s always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself – whether it’s Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. – because that’s the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else.”

-Audre Lorde

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WHO PROTECTS THE BLACK WOMAN?

Lack of Justice & Media Coverage in the Death of Bridgeport residents Lauren Smith Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls In our fifth episode titled, “Protecting Black Women”, we unpack embedded racism against black women amongst society. Last December, two Connecticut black women died on the same day in which both cases involved lack of law…

Self-Assessment

For our brand, Black Women Who, I felt that Instagram was the best fit to express the podcast’s style and expressing who we are as a group. On Instagram we were able to establish an inexplicit definition of who the brand is by publishing photos. Black Women Who focuses on establishing a positive image of…

Live out loud

Summary In this episode, we discuss being ourselves in all spaces. Whether we are being our loud, funny, beautiful, unapologetic self, we aspire to be that person no matter who or what spaces we encounter. As young women, specifically black women, we are often misconstrued with being arrogant, ratchet, and so many negative associated terms…

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About Our Host

Miasia, also known as Asia, is a student attending Southern CT State University, aiming for her degree in Sociology. She is a young African American woman using her life experiences to guide her on her journey. You can see more of her on her personal Instagram @thehoodluvsme

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